"All that our Lord doeth is rightful, and that which He suffereth is worshipful: and in these two is comprehended good and ill: for all that is good our Lord doeth, and that which is evil our Lord suffereth. I say not that any evil is worshipful, but I say the sufferance of our Lord God is worshipful: whereby His Goodness shall be known, without end, in His marvellous meekness and mildness, by the working of mercy and grace."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 35)
It is wonderful to know that God only does right, He only does good. God never does evil. Instead, He simply tolerates it temporarily, knowing that He will bring good from it and transform every evil into good somehow. So if we are doing evil acts, God is not hating or rejecting or punishing us but instead having compassion on us, doing good to us, bringing good forth and working to transform even our mistakes and evil acts into good. So even our mistakes somehow propel us forward by the working of mercy and grace. No failure is fatal or final. God just keeps giving and doing good, blessing us when we do right and blessing us when we fail. God just keeps on being God, being love, being good. Everything, even our failures, He somehow turns into the very best scenario, working things out to our advantage! Good will win out in the end and God's goodness will be known in every situation by every person! The only response is simply worship, knowing God is so good to us!
"Meanwhile we know that the love of God causes everything to mutually contribute to our advantage."
Romans 8:28 (MB)
A Prayer: Thank You for Your grace that blesses me and brings good even out of my worst failures!